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ton Inst. From 1937-42 organized community music throughout U.S. for National Recreation Assn. Honorary degrees Wilberforce Univ. Doctor of Music 1933; Atlanta Univ., Master of Arts 1929; Harmon Foundation medal, and award for distinguished service to music, 1927; two year fellowship of Julius Rosen-wald Foundation, 1930; David Bispham medal for composition, 1932. Works: Ouanga, opera (David Bispham medal); Bandanna Sketches, From the Cotton Fields, On the Bayou, Tambour-Haitian Dance, Ku-tamba Rhapsody, Divertimento, Bear De Burden (spiritual), Serenade, Piece for Strings and Timpany, and Elegy, for orchestra; A Night in Sans Souci, ballet. Also, Violin Concerto N. 2 in E Minor and Symphony in D Minor for cello and piano; numerous pieces for violin and piano, band, organ, voice and violin teaching pieces. Home: 409 Edgecombe Ave., New York 32, N.Y. |
White, Joseph M., composer, author, singer, radio and recording artist; b. New York, N.Y., Oct. 14, 189L ASCAP 1939. Of musical family. Educ: New York public schools. Boy soprano, New York churches. At ten, sang as village urchin in play, Checkers. Left commercial life after two years to pursue career in music. At nineteen member Denman Thompson's "The Old Homestead" quartet. Left recording work to enlist 102nd Engineers, 27th Division, World War I. On return to U.S. 1919, became soloist with Neil O'Brien's minstrels. Since 1922, active in radio. In 1925-30, became radio attraction in anonymous role of Silver Masked Tenor. Songs: "In Flanders"; "Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy"; "Eells of Killarney"; "Jes' a Lonesome Little Pickaninny Baby"; "Maureen Mavour-neen"; "Say That You Care for Mc", "Hold Me in Your Arms"; "Rose in the Moonlight"; "Drifting in the Moonlight"; "McGuire's Musketeers", "Old Prairie Wagon"; "Our Graduation Waltz"; "St. Patrick's Bells Are Ringing", "Ireland, Your Homeland." Home: 281 Alexander Ave., New York 54, N.Y.
White, Paul (Taylor), composer; b. Bangor, Me., Aug. 22, 1895. ASCAP 1941. Educ.: New England Cons, of Music, Boston (highest honors) 1918; pupil F. Winternitz and E. Ysaye, violin; G. W. Chadwick, composition; Eugene Goossens, conducting. Violinist, Cincinnati Symph. Orch. 1918-21. Concertmaster, teacher, N.E. Cons. 1921-23. Conducting staff, Eastman Theater 1923-29. Since 1929, Associate conductor, Rochester Civic Orch. Since 1935, Associate Cond. Eastman School Symph. Orch. Since 1929, Faculty member, teacher of conducting, Eastman School Musical director Lake Placid Club since 1939. Hon. Doctor of Music Univ. of Miami 1939. Member Kil- |
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White, Edward R., composer, author; b. New York, N.Y., June 18, 1919. ASCAP 1948. Educ: James Monroe, Bryant, and Commerce High Schools; Hartnett School of Music; Art Students' League. World War II, U.S. Air Force, 1st. Lieut, radar bombardier and navigator, First Sea Search Attack Squadron five years. Wrote twelve Army shows, also for Army Hit Kit, Gl Songbook and for radio show This Is Fort Dix. Songs: "At a Sidewalk Penny Arcade"; "Where Were You"; "Don't Mention My Name"; "Double Datin'"; "So Well Remembered"; "Above and Beyond"^ "Timber ^ Trails"; "Grandmothers Lullaby"; "Keeper of the Blues"; "Nature Mouse Album"; "Let's Spend An Evening at Home"; "Calypso Boogie"; "This Night Must Fall; "My Old Man." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
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